How to Port Forward a UStec TP-IPR8 Router

UStec TP-IPR8 routers include a very basic firewall that helps protect your home network form unwanted access from the internet. Since this firewall blocks incoming connections you may need open a port through it for certain games and applications. This process of opening a port is frequently called a port forward, since you are forwarding a port from the internet to your home network.

The basic process to open a port is:

Setup a static IP address on either your computer or device that you want to forward a port to.

Login to your UStec TP-IPR8 router.

Navigate to the port forwarding section.

Click the Advanced Setup link.

Click the NAT link.

Click on Virtual Server.

Create a port forward entry.

While these steps might seem difficult at first, we will walk you through each step for your UStec TP-IPR8 router.

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After setting up a static ip address on your devices you need to login to your router.

Step 2

Now we are going to login to your UStec TP-IPR8 router. Your router has a web interface, so you will login to it using your web browser.
This can be either Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Edge. It usually does not matter which browser you choose to use.

Open up your web browser and find the address bar. It should look something like this:

192.168.1.1

In the picture above the address bar has 192.168.1.1 in it. Just replace all of that with the IP address of your UStec TP-IPR8 router.
Your router's IP address can also be refered to as your computer's default gateway.

By default the IP address is set to: 192.168.1.1

After entering the IP address of your router you can simply press enter. If all goes well you will see the following screen:

You should see a box prompting you for your username and password.

The Default UStec TP-IPR8 Router Username is: blank

The Default UStec TP-IPR8 Router Password is: blank

Enter your username and password, and then click the Login button to log in to your UStec TP-IPR8 router.

UStec Usernames and Passwords

If you still can't login to your router because you forgot your UStec TP-IPR8 router username and password, use our How to Reset a Router Password guide to set your UStec TP-IPR8 router back to its factory settings.

Step 3

Now we need to find the port forwarding section in your router. Here's how you do it. Starting from the first page in your router:

Click the Advanced Setup link near the center of the page.

Click the NAT link near the left of the page.

You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click Virtual Server.

Step 4

Here are the ports to forward for Xbox Live:

TCP Ports:

3074

UDP Ports:

3074

If you are looking for the ports for a different application you can find it by either:

Your ports can be entered as a list 23,24,25, a range 500-600, or a combination of both 23,45,500-600.

You need to enter the IP address that you are forwarding ports to in the Server IP box. It's possible for this to be either the IP address of your computer or any other IP address on your network that you want ports forwarded to.

In the Enabled checkbox put a checkmark.

When you're finished, click Apply near the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the UStec TP-IPR8 you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

To test if your port has been properly forwarded, you can use our Network Utilities tool, which includes a free Open Port Checker.
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